Eastern Gateway Community College was founded in 1966 as Jefferson County Technical Institute, opening its doors for the first time in 1968 to serve the residents of Jefferson County, Ohio

Jefferson County, Ohio

Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....

. It later changed its name to Jefferson Technical College in 1977. In 1995, the technical college became a community college and the name changed once more to Jefferson Community College. In 2009, the college expanded its service district to include three Ohio counties in addition to the original Jefferson: Columbiana

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Mahoning, and Trumbull

Trumbull County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

. This resulted in a further name change and the college became known as Eastern Gateway Community College in October 2009. Sites are located in Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Lisbon

Lisbon, Ohio

Lisbon is a village in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Columbiana County.-History:...

, Canfield

Canfield, Ohio

Canfield is an affluent suburban city located in Mahoning County, Ohio,[United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 46/U.S. Route 62, about ten miles southwest of Youngstown. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,374. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman,...

, Youngstown

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

, and Warren

Warren, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,912.4 people per square mile . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of 1,322.9 per square mile...

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Admissions

The school states that it "embraces an open door admissions policy" requiring only a GED, high school diploma, or an acceptable home school program. Applications are available on the schools website. Eastern Gateway Community College offers placement test for newly enrolled students to put them in what they feel are appropriate classes.

Academic programs

Eastern Gateway Community College has 4 academic program fields each of these fields contain several degrees. They are business technologies, engineering technologies, health technologies, and humanities and social sciences.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition for in-state students enrolled during the 2009-2010 academic year was $2,800. Eastern Gateway Community College has the third lowest tuition rates in the state of Ohio.

Enrollment

The enrollment of Eastern Gateway Community College was at 2,063 students for the Fall 2009 semester according to the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education.

Student Body Profile

1st Year Students:

82% In-State
19% Out of State
24% Part-time
57% Women
43% Men
1% Asian/Pacific Islander
5% Black/Non-Hispanic
2% Hispanic
92% Whit/Non-Hispanic
<1% Non-Resident Alien
1% Race/Ethnicity Unreported